Legal Opinion
United States v. Perry Russell Tunnell
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 17, 1982No. 81-2095, 81-2293PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Perry Russell Tunnell was indicted for a RICO substantive and a RICO conspiracy offense, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1962(c) and 1962(d), together with Odessa Mae (Mildred) French and King Russell. Prior to trial Russell pled guilty to misprision of a felony. The jury found Tunnell and French guilty on both counts. Thereafter, pursuant to special findings by the jury, the court ordered the forfeiture under 18 U.S.C. § 1963(a) of the Pines Motel, owned by Tunnell.
In 1967 Tunnell purchased the Pines Motel at Kilgore, Texas. For over three decades, the motel had been known as a place of…
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